ELECTION: White Center Annexation On Way to Being Soundly Defeated

UPDATE: It looks like Burien’s proposed annexation of White Center will be soundly defeated, as the second round of results released by King County Elections on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 7) show... [Read more]

ELECTION RESULTS: Annexation of White Center Losing by Wide Margin

The first round of results for Tuesday’s General Election (Nov. 6), have been released, and the early tally shows that Burien’s proposed annexation of North Highline/White Center is losing... [Read more]

ELECTION RESULTS: Some Early Returns from Tuesday’s Primary Election

The first round of results for Tuesday’s Primary Election have been released, and the early tally shows Rep. Jim McDermott leading in Congressional District No. 7 with 70.51% of the vote, ahead of... [Read more]

ELECTION UPDATE: Edgar, Krakowiak, Robison Win Burien City Council Seats

UPDATE 11/10/11: King County Elections released the latest, and most likely definitive returns for Tuesday’s election, and we can safely say that two anti-annexation candidates – Bob Edgar and... [Read more]

ELECTION: Anti Annexation Candidate Bob Edgar Leading Shaw By Nearly 20%

The early returns of Tuesday’s General Election results are in, with one-time ‘non-candidate’ Bob Edgar leading incumbent Gordon Shaw by nearly +20%, Lucy Krakowiak beating Greg Duff... [Read more]

ELECTION: Early Returns Favor Krakowiak & ‘Non-Candidate’ Edgar

The early returns of Tuesday’s Primary Election results are in, with a couple of surprises, including a six-percent lead by ‘non-candidate’ Bob Edgar over incumbent Gordon Shaw for Burien’s... [Read more]

ELECTION UPDATE: Fitzgibbon, McDermott Still Winning

UPDATE 11/3/10: Here are Wednesday’s (Nov. 3rd), King County Elections returns for Tuesday night’s general election: Keep in mind that these are still preliminary results, and the final, certified... [Read more]

UPDATE: KCLS “Library Levy” Increases “Yes” Lead To 2.26%

King County Elections released an update for Tuesday’s election results, and it looks like Proposition 1, the King County Library System “Library Levy,” has increased its “Yes”... [Read more]

Early Election Returns: “Library Levy” Ahead By Just Over 1%

It’s Election Night in Washington, the mailed votes are being counted, and, as of 8:12pm, the totals for Proposition 1, the King County Library System “Library Levy,” were: KING COUNTY... [Read more]

This Was The Burien Week That Was: 11/1 – 11/8/09

Lots of interesting news this last week in the Burien area, from Day of the Dead to Election Day to the Day of a Massive Police Response in Tukwila and more. Here are the stories we covered between Nov.... [Read more]

Jack Block Jr. Declares Victory Over Sue Blazak In City Council Race

Jack Block Jr. with Manuela Horn, Burien's 6'2" "Yodeling Dominatrix" (photo from www.jackblockjr.com) by Ralph Nichols Jack Block Jr. declared victory late Wednesday afternoon (Nov.... [Read more]